Our History: Sources & Further Reading

Adler, C. et al., 2020. ‘Making Connections for Our Changing Mountains: Future Directions for the Mountain Research Initiative.’ Mountain Research and Development, 40(3). https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00045.1
Becker, A. and Bugmann, H. (eds.) (2001). Global Change and Mountain Regions: The Mountain Research Initiative. IGBP Report Series 49; GTOS 28; IHDP Report Series 13. Stockholm.
Björnsen Gurung, A, ed. (2006). Global Change and Mountain Regions: A Research Strategy. MRI/UNESCO Publication, ADAG Copy AG, Zürich.
Björnsen Gurung, A. (2011). ‘Science Networks for Global Change in Mountain Regions: The Mountain Research Initiative,’ in Zhelezov, G. (ed.), Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: Southeastern Europe. Springer, Dordrecht, 281-287. ISBN: 978-94-007-0130-4.
Drexler, C., et al. (2016). Mountains for Europe‘s Future: A Strategic Research Agenda.
Graumlich L. (2002). The Mountain Research Initiative. IHDP Newsletter 1:6.
Hofer, T. (2005). ‘The International Year of the Mountains: Challenge and Opportunities for Mountain Research’ in Huber U. et al (eds), Global Change and Mountain Regions: An Overview of Current Knowledge. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 1-8.
Huber, U.M., Bugmann, H., and Reasoner, M, (eds.), (2005). Global Change and Mountain Regions. An Overview of Current Knowledge. Springer, Dordrecht, 650pp.
Ives, J.D. (2022) Sustainable Mountain Development. Springer Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96029-2
Ives, J. D. (2012) ‘The Origins of Mountain Geoecology.’ Pirineos 167:15-27. DOI: 10.3989/Pirineos.2012.167002.
Ives, J. D., Messerli, B., and Sarmiento, F. (2016) ‘Obituary for a Mountain Champion: Lawrence Hamilton, 1925–2016.’ Mountain Research and Development, 36(4):569-570. DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00obit.1.
Körner, C. and Spehn, E. (2019). ‘A Humboldtian View of Mountains.’ Science 13 Sep 2019: Vol. 365, Issue 6458, pp. 1061. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz4161.
Messerli B. (2001). ‘The International Year of Mountains, the Mountain Research Initiative and PAGES.’ PAGES Newsletter 1:2.
Messerli, B. (2012). ‘Global Change and the World’s Mountains.’ Mountain Research and Development, 32(S1). DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00118.S1
Price, M. and Weingartner, R. (eds) (2012) ‘Supplement Issue: Global Change and the World′s Mountains—Perth 2010,’ Mountain Research and Development. Vol. 32, No. S1. DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00119.S1
Reasoner, M., Graumlich, L., Messerli, B., and Bugmann, H. (2002). Global Change and Mountains: The Need for an Integrated Approach To Address Human Security in the 21st Century. IHDP Update 1:1-5.
UN General Assembly 2000. Status of Preparations for the International Year of Mountains, 2002. Report of the Secretary-General A/55/218. New York.
UN Conference on the Human Environment (1972). Recommendation 24.
UN Conference on the Human Environment (1972). Declaration U.N. Doc. A/Conf.48/14/Rev. 1 (1973); 11 I.L.M. 1416 (1972).
Wymann von Dach, S., Bracher, C., Peralvo, M., Perez, K., Adler, C., and a group of contributing authors. (2018) ‘Leaving No One in Mountains Behind: Localizing the SDGs for Resilience of Mountain People and Ecosystems.’ Issue Brief on Sustainable Mountain Development. Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment and Mountain Research Initiative, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP).
Zimmermann, A. B. , Wymann von Dach, S., Mathez-Stiefel, S., Molden, D., Breu, T. (2018) ‘A brief history of peer-reviewed mountain journals: how platforms for knowledge relevant to sustainable mountain development emerged.’ eco.mont Volume 10, Number 2. DOI:10.1553/eco.mont-10-2s84